Title :
Effect of source resistance in microwave broadband balanced mixers
Author :
Korolkiewicz, E. ; Kulesza, B.L.J.
Author_Institution :
Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic, Department of Electrical Engineering & Physical Electronics, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
fDate :
11/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A broadband mixer may be designed to obtain matched conditions at the r.f. port, or the r.f. port may be mismatched to produce a minimum conversion power loss. Using a practical diode law this paper compares the performance of a broadband balanced mixer designed by the above two methods and shows that, under certain conditions, the conversion loss can be made to be independent of the diode series resistance by mismatching the r.f. port.
Keywords :
linear network synthesis; mixers (circuits); solid-state microwave circuits; IF ports; RF ports; conversion loss; diode law; intermediate frequency; microwave broadband balanced mixers; radio frequency ports; source resistance;
Journal_Title :
Microwaves, Optics and Acoustics, IEE Journal on
DOI :
10.1049/ij-moa.1978.0040
